OPEN DIVISION - FINE ARTS

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1 OPEN DIVISION - FINE ARTS ALL ENTRY FORMS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MARCH 11, PRICE OF ENTRIES Fine Arts $4.00 per entry Theme $5.00 per entry To all artists who are entering the fine arts open division at the Pima County Fair, THANK YOU. Your Artistic Displays Are Enjoyed By All. RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HANGING ARTWORK All Art Work Entered into the Fine Arts Department Must Be Framed and Ready to Hang With Heavy- Gauge Picture Wire, where applicable. NO GLUE OF ANY KIND CAN BE USED FOR GETTING ART WORK READY TO HANG!!!! If a painting is on canvas and not framed the wire on back has to be screwed into the wooden frame for hanging. We cannot accept pictures that the wire is taped between the picture and the backing. NO GLUE OF ANY KIND CAN BE USED FOR GETTING ART WORK READY TO HANG!!!! SAW TOOTH HOOKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED (Tape will not be accepted on any entries). No Business Cards Allowed On Any Entries ALL ITEMS IN FINE ARTS ARE JUDGED BEFORE BEING DISPLAYED. FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES SOME ITEMS ARE REMOVED FROM THE CATEGORY THEY WERE JUDGED IN. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS All entries must be solely the work of the artist and completed within the last 2 years. Use of patterns in some art forms is unavoidable, but we stress, under no circumstances are kits to be used. Copying work done by other artists is an infringement of copyright law; this includes other s photographs. Professional and non-professional artists should be especially sensitive to this concern. The judges will be looking for originality, workmanship, composition and presentation. EXHIBITOR PASSES Two passes per exhibitor will only be available for purchase with your entry form by mail or at receiving. Passes purchased through the mail with your entry fee will be picked up on receiving day when you bring in your entries. Exhibitor Passes are good for all eleven days of the fair. All Exhibitor Passes are for parking out in the main parking lot. Only one parking pass per family. There will be no parking available at Brekke Gate. All tickets are $12.00 for the 11 days. Exhibitor passes cannot be purchased if you do not have a paid entry in the fair and you must bring your entry to the fair. Entering contests does not qualify. If passes are not picked up, money will not be refunded. RECEIVING Exhibits will be received at Old Pueblo Hall, Pima County Fairgrounds: Entries are received on April 8-9, 2016 Entries: Friday, April 8, pm 8 pm Food/Entries: Saturday, April 9, am 3 pm

2 ABSOLUTLY NO SUBSTITUTIONS OF ENTRIES AFTER SUBMITTING ENTRY. RELEASING At the close of the Fair, April 24, 2016, entries will be released from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm and from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm on Monday April 25, Monday is the only day you can drive up to the building to pick up your entries. We will have an evening pickup on Wednesday, April 27 th from 3 pm to 8 pm. All entries not picked up by May 6, 2016 will be donated to charity. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ITEMS BE RELEASED BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE FAIR. Receipts issued on receiving day must be presented to redeem artwork. SALE OF ARTWORK THE SOUTHWESTERN FAIR COMMISSION WILL NO LONGER BE A BROKER FOR A SALE BETWEEN YOU AND THE BUYER. If you put a sales price on your entry, we will contact you with the name & phone number of the person interested in your item. ARTWORK SOLD OR UNSOLD WILL NOT BE RELEASED BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE PIMA COUNTY FAIR ON APRIL 24, AWARDS AND RIBBONS 1 st - Blue Ribbon 2 nd - Red Ribbon 3 rd - White Ribbon 4 th - Yellow Ribbon 5 th - Pink Ribbon Best of Class Best of Show Merit Prize Money WILL BE AWARDED to Best of Class and Best of Show. Lots with more than 30 entries will be judged as a class. Judges are instructed not to award ribbons unless the entry is deemed worthy. It is the responsibility of the Artist to collect any award vouchers from the Fine Arts reception desk and cash them at the Fair Office Cashier Window as soon as they are issued VOUCHERS WILL NOT BE CASHED AFTER NOON ON MONDAY, April 25, DEVELOPMENTALLY/DISABLED: Use class 999 for this group. To be used in Youth, Jr., Adult Home Arts and Fine Arts. Use the same lot numbers that corresponds with your items but be sure and use Class 999. GENERAL RULES All entrants must be southern Arizona residents; winter visitors are eligible and welcome. Due to the family atmosphere of the Fair, artwork deemed inappropriate or containing nudity will not be permitted. The Pima County Fair and its agents assume no responsibility for loss, theft, or damage to any artwork during the periods of receiving, exhibition, return or storage. Every precaution will be taken to guard against such loss or damage. The Pima County Fair reserves the right, both final and absolute, to interpret all rules and regulations and to arbitrarily settle and determine all matters, questions and differences in regard thereto or otherwise arising out of or connected to the Pima County Fair. DIVISIONS PROFESSIONAL Designed for the artist working on a professional level, who is teaching or has taught art, has participated in gallery exhibits or juried shows whose work is selling through stores, galleries or Arts & Crafts fairs ($500. or 3 pieces a year). NON-PROFESSIONAL Student artist who has not reached the above listed professional level but has worked in the particular medium 2 or more years. NOVICE Hobbyist who has never sold their artwork (except through Fine Arts Pima County Fair) or taught art and has worked in the medium less than 2 years. CLASS DESCRIPTIONS Be sure to specify class and lot number on entry form.

3 All Pictures And Other Hanging Art Work Entered into the Fine Arts Department Must Be Framed and Ready to Hang With Heavy-Gauge Picture Wire, where applicable. No tape allowed. For questions call Ext.16 JEWELRY STANDS MUST NOT BE TALLER THAN 12. PRICE OF ENTRIES FINE ARTS -- $4.00 per entry THEME -- $5.00 per entry CLASS THEME 2016 ALL MEDIA WELCOME PRICE OF ALL THEME ENTRIES $5.00 PER ENTRY Wonders of the Desert People can see all kinds of interesting things in the desert. Capture the beautiful colors of the desert, animals or the history of the desert. Arizona is also known as having some of the most beautiful sunsets. Paint or draw something that represents the wonders of the desert. Here are a few examples. Flowers/Plants Animals Sunrise/Sunsets Landscapes The price for entering into the theme category is $5.00. We ll see your best efforts at the FAIR! No Business Cards Allowed On Any Entries BRING YOUR ENTRIES AND A FRIEND. CLASS DESCRIPTIONS Be sure to specify class and lot number on entry form. CLASS OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTING Works painted on canvas or a prepared ground and displayed without glass 800. Oil 801. Acrylic 802. Mixed Media 803. If not listed above, use this reference CLASS WATER MEDIA Works typically displayed under glass Water color 811. Acrylic on paper 812. Mixed Media 813. If not listed above, use this reference CLASS 403 DRAWING Drawing media typically displayed under glass 815. Pencil 816. Colored pencil 817. Pen & Ink 818. Conte crayon

4 819. Charcoal 820. Scratch board 821. Soft pastel 822. Oil pastel 823. Mixed media 824. If not listed above, use this reference CLASS PHOTOGRAPHY 830. Color - Animal 831. Color Flowers/Plants 832. Color - Landscape 833. Color - People 834. Color - Pets 835. Color If not listed above, use this reference 836. Black & White - Animal 837. Black & White Flowers/Plants 838. Black & White - Landscape 839. Black & White People 840. Black & White Pets 841. Black & White - If not listed above, use this reference 842. Mixed Media Animal 843. Mixed Media Flowers/Plants 844. Mixed Media Landscape 845. Mixed Media People 846. Mixed Media Pets 847. Mixed Media - If not listed above, use this reference 848. Sepia 849. Sepia - If not listed above, use this reference CLASS PORCELAIN AND CHINA Designs must be original. Entries must be accompanied by display stands where appropriate 855. Naturalistic-Floral or Fruit 856. Naturalistic-Portraits 857. Landscapes or Wildlife 858. Contemporary-Oriental- Dresden-Modernistic 859. Embellished-gold- enamel-luster 860. Dolls-all parts made by the entrant, from pouring the molds to making the clothing. See Home Arts Dolls for other entries If not listed above, use this reference CLASS MISCELLANEOUS 865. Decorative painting-oil or acrylic on wood-metal-glass-canvas-etc Folk Art-painting on various media 867. Sculpture-list medium 868. Clay Art-no molds use 869. Printmaking 870. Jewelry-cast or fabricated 871. If not listed above, use this reference CLASS GLASS 875. Etched glass 876. Blown glass 877. Stained glass 2 dimensional 878. Stained glass 3 dimensional 879. If not listed above, use this reference CLASS WOODWORKING 885. Caricature 886. Wildlife 887. Sculpture 888. Relief 889. Miniatures (not to exceed 3 ) 890. Wood Burning

5 891. Kachinas Traditional or contemporary 892. If not listed above, use this reference CLASS 409 COLLAGE All items must be at least 50% Collage. The Collage must be an artistic composition made of various materials, (such as paper, cloth, wood, etc.) having rapid succession without transitions. This does not include several pictures representing the same composition in separate picture frames Abstract 896. Landscape 897. Still Life 898. Plants /Flowers 899. Fine Arts Theme 900. Mixed Media 901. If not listed above, use this reference GOURD ARTS & CRAFTS: All work must be done by the exhibitor. Craft must be predominantly gourd (more than 80% gourd.) Hardshell gourds must have stems, be mature and clean. Ornamental gourds need not have stems. CLASS 410 GOURD ART 905. Birdhouses/Birdfeeders 906. Beaded Gourds 907. Holiday 908. Painting 909. Wood Burning, must be dominate 910. Carved Gourds 911. Jewelry, a large portion made from gourd 912. Dolls made from gourds 913. Woven 914. Masks 915. Southwestern Designs 916. Animals & Reptiles 917. Miniatures 3 or smaller 918. Flowers 919. Musical 920. If not listed above, use this reference Class 411 TREE ORNAMENTS Use your imagination to make a tree ornament. The ornament can not be over 9 inches high and 5 inches wide People 926. Animals 927. Holiday 928. If not listed above use this category The ornaments must be lightweight to hang on a tree and must have string or some sort of ribbon attached for hanging. Decorate using paint, glitter, rhinestones, sequins, pearls, ribbon, flowers, etc. You can use any media that you choose. You can not use any graffiti, gang colors or gang logos. NOTES:

6 . FINE ARTS ENTRY FORM Entrants last name Pima County Fair is not tax supported. Photocopy more if needed, give to a friend. All pictures must be ready to hang with wire and metal screws. No tape allowed. For questions call Ext.16 All entry forms must be postmarked by March 11, 2016 NAME PHONE ADDRESS CITY,AZ ZIP ADDRESS YOU MUST CHECK THE BOX FOR WHAT CLASS YOU ARE. CLASS: Novice Professional Non-Professional Please check professional (pro) if your entry is similar to something you teach or sell. BE SURE TO CHECK THE BOX IF YOU ARE A SENIOR. Senior: 62 YRS. & UP FEES : ALL ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE Professional, Non-Professional & Novice $ 4.00 Sr. Citizen (62 years and up) $ 2.50 All Theme Entries $ 5.00 CHECK HERE for developmentally/disabled Class No. Lot No. Provide Description of Entry Please no substitutions or changes. If for Sale $ Purchase exhibitor s tickets now! Include $24.00 for 2 tickets or $12.00 for 1 ticket and pick up on receiving day. Passes for Main Gate Parking Only. Only 2 tickets may be purchased by each exhibitor. Exhibitor Passes are good for all eleven days of the fair. Only one parking pass per family or address. Enter a sale price for your item ONLY if you plan to sell it. SEND CHECK AND ENTRY FORM TO: S.W.F.C., Inc. Home Arts Dept S. Houghton Rd. Tucson, AZ Sign & date: I assume all risks of loss or damage to exhibits from point of Delivery until release after the fair, and agree to abide by all stated rules and regulations NO GLUE OF ANY KIND CAN BE USED FOR GETTING ART WORK READY TO HANG!!!! Entries are received on April 8-9, 2016 Friday, April 8, 2016, 3 pm 8 pm Food/Entries: Saturday, April 9, 2016, 10 am 3 pm At the close of the Fair, April 24, 2016, entries will be released from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm and from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm on Monday April 25, Monday is the only day you can drive up to the building to pick up your entries. We will have an evening pickup on Wednesday evening April 27 th from 3 pm to 8 pm. All entries not picked up by May 6, 2016 will be donated to charity. Yes, I d Like to Help! Receiving days April 8 & 9 Releasing day April 24 & 25 Entry Fee # ticket $ tickets $24.00 TOTAL FEE $

7 Judging Decorate Demonstrate your craft April 14 thru April 24 (all or part) Best time to call Signature Date